Continuous Improvement Jobs in Preston

Continual Improvement
Lancashire > Preston

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Preston requiring Continuous Improvement skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Continuous Improvement over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 20 22
Rank change year-on-year -12 +2 +16
Permanent jobs citing Continuous Improvement 26 16 24
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 6.72% 7.37% 8.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.74% 8.04% 9.16%
Number of salaries quoted 23 9 20
10th Percentile £37,574 - £30,500
25th Percentile £41,787 - £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,560 £27,000 £47,617
Median % change year-on-year +113.18% -43.30% +10.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £43,750 £52,813
90th Percentile £68,750 £49,050 £75,500
Lancashire median annual salary £57,560 £42,981 £48,579
% change year-on-year +33.92% -11.52% -7.47%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Preston

Continuous Improvement falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Preston.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 386 199 262
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 99.74% 91.71% 91.61%
Number of salaries quoted 261 160 156
10th Percentile - £26,125 £28,572
25th Percentile £47,683 £32,500 £37,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £47,000 £43,800
Median % change year-on-year +6.50% +7.31% +9.50%
75th Percentile £55,000 £57,500 £51,563
90th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £63,750
Lancashire median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +0.11% +5.26% +5.56%

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

Job postings citing Continuous Improvement as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.

Job vacancy trend for Continuous Improvement in Preston

Continuous Improvement
Salary Trend in Preston

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Continuous Improvement in Preston.

Salary trend for Continuous Improvement in Preston

Continuous Improvement
Salary Histogram in Preston

Salary distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in Preston over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Continuous Improvement in Preston

Continuous Improvement
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 7 (26.92%) Simulink
2 2 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (26.92%) Teamcenter
Development Applications
1 7 (26.92%) Rational DOORS
General
1 13 (50.00%) Aerospace
2 11 (42.31%) Finance
3 7 (26.92%) Electronics
3 7 (26.92%) Social Skills
4 2 (7.69%) Legal
Job Titles
1 7 (26.92%) Junior
1 7 (26.92%) Junior Systems Engineer
1 7 (26.92%) Systems Engineer
2 6 (23.08%) Finance Manager
2 6 (23.08%) Lead
3 5 (19.23%) IT Manager
4 4 (15.38%) Development Manager
5 3 (11.54%) IT Programme Manager
5 3 (11.54%) Programme Manager
6 2 (7.69%) Analyst
6 2 (7.69%) Data Manager
6 2 (7.69%) Financial Analyst
6 2 (7.69%) IT Project Manager
6 2 (7.69%) Process Manager
6 2 (7.69%) Project Manager
6 2 (7.69%) Senior
6 2 (7.69%) Senior Analyst
6 2 (7.69%) Senior Financial Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (46.15%) Project Management
2 7 (26.92%) Computer Science
2 7 (26.92%) Creative Problem-Solving
2 7 (26.92%) Mathematics
2 7 (26.92%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
2 7 (26.92%) Physics
2 7 (26.92%) PLM
2 7 (26.92%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (26.92%) SysML
2 7 (26.92%) Systems Engineering
2 7 (26.92%) UML
3 6 (23.08%) Collaborative Culture
3 6 (23.08%) SDLC
3 6 (23.08%) Software Testing
3 6 (23.08%) Systems Thinking
4 5 (19.23%) Agile
4 5 (19.23%) PRINCE2
5 4 (15.38%) Design Thinking
5 4 (15.38%) People Management
5 4 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (26.92%) MATLAB
2 6 (23.08%) Java
2 6 (23.08%) SQL
3 2 (7.69%) VBA
Qualifications
1 18 (69.23%) BPSS Clearance
2 13 (50.00%) Degree
3 2 (7.69%) ACCA
3 2 (7.69%) CIMA
3 2 (7.69%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.69%) Data Quality
1 2 (7.69%) PMO
Vendors
1 7 (26.92%) IBM
2 6 (23.08%) Oracle
3 2 (7.69%) SAP